Part of the Lusitanian Flora, this perennial plant is very much a wildflower of the western parts of Ireland. From May to August it raises erect stems up to 30cm high which bear panicles of star-shaped white, or sometimes pink, flowers (7-9mm across). The five petals are red spotted and the sepals turn down. The handsome thick, hairless and fleshy leaves are spoon-shaped, with zig-zag teeth which have translucent margins. These leaves are in a basal rosette which manages to find a foothold on rocks, coastal and mountainy ground. This is a native plant which belongs to the family Saxifragaceae.
I first identified this plant at Derrynane, Co Kerry in 1977 and photographed it in nearby Castlecove, Co Kerry in 2008.
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